10 lies Rishi Sunak is telling about net zero

“We need sensible, green leadership,” Rishi Sunak told the country last night, and “a better, more honest debate about how we secure the country’s long-term interest.” He used the words ‘honesty’ five times during a speech which contained dozens of falsehoods about climate policy. So, in the interests of an honest debate, here are ten of the lies I spotted.

1: Sunak is standing against short-term thinking for political gain.

“Motivated by short term thinking, politicians have taken the easy wa...